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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Herbed Asparagus Salad

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...If I wait another week they'll be giving asparagus away. I promise this will be the last recipe I post for it this season, but, with prices so low, I really had to try this lovely and easy to assemble salad from Bon Appetit magazine. This is the type of dish I would normally not dream of making, but when asparagus is this cheap and abundant, there is no reason not to experiment. I can safely say no harm, no foul has been done to the family food budget. The salad was a big hit with the folks at my table this past weekend and I have no reservations about sharing it with you. The components of the salad can be made a day ahead of serving, though they should not be combined until you are ready to plate the various elements for service. The asparagus tends to get slimy and just plain unpleasant if dressed too far in advance of eating. More often than not, the ingredients for this salad are tossed together. I prefer to serve mine as a composed salad. The choice is yours. I know those of you who opt to make this salad will really enjoy it. There is nothing here not to love. Here's the recipe.

Keep posting asparagus Mary, even if I cannot eat them now I like to see the recipes! Actually, they have been selling some US asparagus here in NZ, but I only buy produce out of season if really really necessary.

There simply cannot be too many recipes for asparagus. Ours is very cheap right now and I come home with so much of it that I scratch my head and wonder how we'll eat it all. We do! I'll be adding your salad minus the fresh chervil. I can't find it in the market or the nursery this year. Is there a chervil shortage?

I love asparagus and your salad looks fantastic! I wish we got asparagus cheap where I live. We have a to pay a LOT for fresh asparagus... Love that old fashioned blackboard, too! Thanks for the recipe, Mary!

You'll make me get on a plane and come buy asparagus from there, at my local grocery the price is $4,99/lb now... The salad looks delicious, very refreshing! Thank you for the wonderful pictures and have a great day, Mary!

Hi Mary, Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving such a lovely comment! I'm honored by your kindness especially after perusing your blog! Your photos and recipes are simply delicious. You are a consummate professional! I'll definitely be back to glean what I can from your presentation and food wisdom!

The price of asparagus have finally gone down here (end of season?) and I will play with this - using the herbs that I actually have in my garden (love this season, love it!). And am happy to get past my daily lettuce salads...

mary, I just started my pickling project 2 months ago. I am learning more & more these days. It was great. I will be able to enjoy them one of this day. However, this is the first time I've ever heard of pickled asparagus. That must be so interesting. See, if I have more jars for more pickling stuffs. haha.... Thanks for sharing. Have a lovely day.Cheers, Kristy

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